2013–14 Chinese Basketball Association season

{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox sports season | title =2013–14 CBA season | league =Chinese Basketball Association | sport =Basketball | logo = | pixels = | caption = | duration =November 8, 2013 – February 16, 2014 (regular season） | attendance = | TV =CCTV-5 and many local channels. | season =Regular Season | season_champs =Guangdong Southern Tigers | MVP ={{flagicon|CHN}} Yi Jianlian (Domestic MVP)<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} Lester Hudson (Foreign MVP) | MVP_link = | top_scorer = | playoffs =Playoffs | playoffs_link = | finals =Finals | finals_link = | finals_champ = Beijing Ducks | finals_runner-up = Xinjiang Flying Tigers | finals_MVP = {{flagicon|USA}} Randolph Morris | finals_MVP_link = | seasonslist = | seasonslistnames =CBA | prevseason_link =2012–13 CBA season | prevseason_year =12–13 | nextseason_link =2014–15 CBA season | nextseason_year =14–15 }}

The '''2013–14 CBA season''' is the 19th CBA season. Sichuan Blue Whales were promoted to the CBA, becoming the 18th team of the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20130929/n387453093.shtml|title=篮协官方宣布四川升级CBA 联赛第18支球队诞生|date=2013-09-29|publisher=搜狐体育|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref>

The regular season began on Friday, November 8, 2013 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Sichuan Blue Whales. The 2014 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 19, 2014, at the MasterCard Center in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 16, 2014.

==Foreign players policy== All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season and Sichuan Blue Whales have an extra right to sign an Asian player. However, Shanghai Sharks waived their rights to sign the extra Asian player.

The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:

{| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Facing other teams !! Facing Bayi Rockets |- | Chinese players+||rowspan=2| No Limit || No Limit |- | Asian players++ ||rowspan=2|5 quarters collectively+++ |- | International players || 6 quarters collectively |} + Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.

++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.

+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.

===Foreign players===

{| class="wikitable" |- |- ! width="190" | Club ! width="190" | Player 1 ! width="190" | Player 2 ! width="190" | Asian Player |- | Bayi Rockets || -|| -|| - |- | Beijing Ducks || {{flagicon|USA}} Stephon Marbury <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Damien Wilkins<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.163.com/13/1205/18/9FBQMMTM00014Q4P.html?f=jsearch|title=新外援威尔金斯昨天抵达北京今天就飞沈阳紧急办理注册明天争取上阵替老马救场他马不停蹄|publisher=网易新闻|date=2013-12-05|accessdate=2014-03-20}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Randolph Morris || - |- | Dongguan Leopards || {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Brown || {{flagicon|USA}} Donté Greene || - |- | Foshan Dralions || {{flagicon|USA}} Gerald Fitch || {{flagicon|USA}} Shavlik Randolph || - |- | Fujian Sturgeons || {{flagicon|USA}} Delonte West || {{flagicon|USA}} Will McDonald || {{flagicon|Iran}} Samad Nikkhah Bahrami |- | Guangdong Southern Tigers || {{Flagicon|USA}} Khalif Wyatt <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Royal Ivey<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20140129/n394400057.shtml|title=广东更换外援怀艾特离队易建联前NBA队友加盟|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2014-01-29|accessdate=2014-03-20}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Powell || - |- | Jiangsu Dragons || {{Flagicon|USA}} Marcus Haislip || {{flagicon|USA}} Jackson Vroman || - |- | Jilin Northeast Tigers || {{flagicon|USA}} Leon Rodgers || {{flagicon|USA}} Denzel Bowles || {{flagicon|Jordan}} Sam Daghles |- | Liaoning Flying Leopards || {{flagicon|USA}} Dominique Jones || {{flagicon|USA}} Hakim Warrick || - |- | Qingdao Eagles || {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Peter John Ramos || {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Josh Akognon || {{flagicon|Palestine}} Sani Sakakini |- | Shandong Lions || {{flagicon|Ukraine}}{{flagicon|USA}} Eugene Jeter || {{flagicon|USA}} Donnell Harvey || - |- | Shanghai Sharks || {{flagicon|USA}} Darnell Jackson || {{flagicon|USA}} Quincy Douby || - |- | Shanxi Brave Dragons || {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Gaines || {{flagicon|USA}} Marcus Williams || - |- | Sichuan Blue Whales || {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Michael Efevberha || {{flagicon|USA}} D. J. White || {{Flagicon|Iran}} Hamed Haddadi |- | Tianjin Golden Lions || {{flagicon|USA}} Sebastian Telfair || {{flagicon|USA}} Shelden Williams || {{flagicon|Jordan}} Zaid Abbas |- | Xinjiang Flying Tigers || {{flagicon|USA}} Lester Hudson || {{flagicon|USA}} James Singleton<br>{{flagicon|Nigeria}}{{flagicon|USA}} Reggie Okosa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20140330/n397446071.shtml|title=新疆新外援确定打第六战奥克萨将身披15号球衣|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2014-03-30|accessdate=2014-03-20}}</ref>|| - |- | Zhejiang Golden Bulls || {{flagicon|USA}} Ivan Johnson || {{flagicon|USA}} Dewarick Spencer || - |- | Zhejiang Lions || {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Gibson || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Johnson | - |}

==Regular Season Standings== {| class="wikitable" width="55%" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! width="3%" rowspan=2| # ! colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | 2013–14 CBA season |- style="text-align:center;" ! width="16%" | Team ! width="3%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! width="3%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! width="3%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! width="3%" | {{Tooltip| GB | Games behind}} ! width="3%" | {{Tooltip| Home | Home record}} ! width="3%" | {{Tooltip| Road | Road record}} ! width="10%" | {{Tooltip| Tiebreaker| Tiebreaker}} |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !1 | style="text-align:left;" |Guangdong Southern Tigers || 30 || 4 || .882 || - || 15–2 || 15–2 || |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !2 | style="text-align:left;" |Xinjiang Flying Tigers || 26 || 8 || .765 || 4 || 16–1 || 10–7 || |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !3 | style="text-align:left;" |Dongguan Leopards || 25 || 9 || .735 || 5 || 15–2 || 10–7 || |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !4 | style="text-align:left;" |Beijing Ducks || 23 || 11 || .676 || 7 || 15–2 || 8–9 || |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !5 | style="text-align:left;" |Zhejiang Lions || 21 || 13 || .618 || 9 || 14–3 || 7–10 || |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !6 | style="text-align:left;" |Tianjin Golden Lions || 20 || 14 || .588 || 10 || 15–2 || 5–12 || rowspan=3|TJ 3-1<br />LN 2-2<br />SH 1-3 |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !7 | style="text-align:left;" |Liaoning Dinosaurs || 20 || 14 || .588 || 10 || 14–3 || 6–11 |- style="text-align:center;background: #ccffcc;" !8 | style="text-align:left;" |Shanghai Sharks || 20 || 14 || .588 || 10 || 14–3 || 6–11 |- style="background-color:#cccccc;" | || || || || || || || || |- style="text-align:center;" !9 | style="text-align:left;" |Shandong Lions || 19 || 15 || .559 || 11 || 13–4 || 6–11 || |- style="text-align:center;" !10 | style="text-align:left;" |Fujian Sturgeons || 16 || 18 || .471 || 14 || 12–5 || 4–13 || |- style="text-align:center;" !11 | style="text-align:left;" |Jiangsu Dragons || 15 || 19 || .441 || 15 || 10–7 || 5–12 || |- style="text-align:center;" !12 | style="text-align:left;" |Sichuan Blue Whales || 14 || 20 || .412 || 16 || 10–7 || 4–13 || |- style="text-align:center;" !13 | style="text-align:left;" |Zhejiang Golden Bulls || 13 || 21 || .382 || 17 || 11–6 || 2–15 || |- style="text-align:center;" !14 | style="text-align:left;" |Jilin Northeast Tigers || 12 || 22 || .353 || 18 || 11–6 || 1–16 || |- style="text-align:center;" !15 | style="text-align:left;" |Foshan Dralions || 11 || 23 || .324 || 19 || 5–12 || 6–11 || |- style="text-align:center;" !16 | style="text-align:left;" |Shanxi Brave Dragons || 10 || 24 || .294 || 20 || 8–9 || 2–15 || |- style="text-align:center;" !17 | style="text-align:left;" |Bayi Rockets || 6 || 28 || .176 || 24 || 6–11 || 0–17 || |- style="text-align:center;" !18 | style="text-align:left;" |Qingdao Eagles || 5 || 29 || .147 || 25 || 3–14 || 2–15 || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colors |- | style="background: #ccffcc;" |      |Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |}

==Playoffs== The playoffs of the 2013–14 CBA season started on February 18, 2014. The playoff brackets are shown below: <section begin=bracket />{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals<br />Best of 5 | RD2=Semifinals<br />Best of 5 | RD3=Finals<br />Best of 7

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= '''''{{nowrap|Guangdong Southern Tigers}}''''' | RD1-score1= '''3''' | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Shanghai Sharks | RD1-score2= 0

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= ''{{nowrap|Guangdong Southern Tigers}}'' | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2='''Beijing Ducks''' | RD2-score2= '''3'''

| RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1= '''Beijing Ducks''' | RD3-score1='''4''' | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=''{{nowrap|Xinjiang Flying Tigers}}'' | RD3-score2=2 }}{{plainlist| *'''Bold''' Series winner *''italics'' Team with home-court advantage }}<section end=bracket />

==Finals== The finals of 2013–14 CBA season started on March 19, 2014. Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers competed for the champions in a 2-3-2 format of homes. Because Xinjiang Flying Tigers ranked higher in the regular season, they hosted Beijing Ducks in the first two games. Beijing won the first two away games. The next three games were played in Beijing with the Flying Tigers taking two out of the three to make the series 3-2 in favor of the Ducks. In the sixth game at Urumqi, Beijing defeated Xinjiang with a score of 98-88 and secured their second CBA Championship.

The scores of the six games are as follows:

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Date ! Result ! Host Arena ! Host city |- | March 19, 2014 | Xinjiang 75 vs '''95 Beijing''' | Hongshan Arena | Ürümqi |- | March 21, 2014 | Xinjiang 86 vs '''90 Beijing''' | Hongshan Arena | Ürümqi |- | March 23, 2014 | Beijing 81 vs '''92 Xinjiang''' | MasterCard Center | Beijing |- | March 26, 2014 | '''Beijing 94''' vs 88 Xinjiang | MasterCard Center | Beijing |- | March 28, 2014 | Beijing 80 vs '''83 Xinjiang''' | MasterCard Center | Beijing |- | March 30, 2014 | Xinjiang 88 vs '''98 Beijing''' | Hongshan Arena | Ürümqi |- |}

==Statistical leaders==

===Individual statistical leaders=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ |- ! Category !! Player || Team || Statistics |- | Points per game || {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Gibson || Zhejiang Lions || 31.7 |- | Rebounds per game || {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Gaines || Shanxi Brave Dragons || 14.1 |- | Assists per game || {{flagicon|Jordan}} Osama Daghles || Jilin Northeast Tigers || 8.3 |- | Steals per game || {{flagicon|USA}} Ivan Johnson || Zhejiang Golden Bulls || 2.6 |- | Blocks per game || {{flagicon|China}} Zhang Zhaoxu || Shanghai Sharks || 2.4 |- | Minutes per game || {{flagicon|Iran}} Samad Nikkhah Bahrami || Fujian SBS Sturgeons || 41.9 |- |}

==Awards==

===Players of the week=== The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=50px|Week !width=300px|Domestic Player !width=300px|Foreign Player !class=unsortable|Ref. |- |align=center|1 || Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) || {{flagicon|USA}} Shavlik Randolph (Foshan Dralions) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20131123/n390671065.shtml|title=CBA联赛首周MVP评选出炉易建联携手兰多夫当选|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2013-11-23|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|2 || Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20131201/n391079383.shtml|title=CBA联赛第二周MVP评选出炉阿联连庄查尔斯当选|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2013-12-01|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|3 || Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) || {{flagicon|USA}} Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20131209/n391509698.shtml|title=CBA联赛第三周MVP出炉王哲林携手天津外援当选|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2013-12-09|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|4 || Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Randolph Morris (Beijing Ducks) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20131212/n391705278.shtml|title=CBA联赛第四周MVP出炉王哲林蝉联莫里斯新上榜|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2013-12-12|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|5 || Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Lester Hudson (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20131219/n392055958.shtml|title=CBA第五周MVP公布：哈德森获殊荣王哲林三连霸|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2013-12-19|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|6 || Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (4) || {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Dominique Jones (Liaoning Flying Leopards)}} |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20131229/n392597345.shtml|title=CBA第六周MVP公布：辽宁琼斯当选王哲林四连庄|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2013-12-29|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|7 || Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Marcus Williams (Shanxi Brave Dragons) |align=center rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20140107/n393107036.shtml|title=篮协公布CBA第七和第八周MVP:阿联连续上榜(图)|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2014-01-17|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|8 || Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) (2) |- |align=center|9 || Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (5) || {{flagicon|Iran}} Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (Fujian Sturgeons) |align=center rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20140127/n394290558.shtml|title=CBA第9-10周MVP:阿联王哲林强势两外援首上榜|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2014-01-27|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|10 || Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (5) || {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Michael Efevberha (Sichuan Blue Whales) |- |align=center|11 || Sun Yue (Beijing Ducks) || {{flagicon|USA}} Marcus Haislip (Jiangsu Dragons) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20140206/n394528489.shtml|title=篮协评CBA第11周MVP：孙悦首当选离谱哥获殊荣|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2014-02-06|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |align=center|12 || Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (6) || {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Gibson (Zhejiang Lions) |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20140215/n395055126.shtml|title=易建联第6次当选CBA周MVP 广厦吉布森首获殊荣|publisher=搜狐体育|date=2014-02-15|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com CBA Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220023016/http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/ |date=2014-02-20 }} *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/cba-china/2014.html CBA China - 2013-14 Standings and Stats] on Basketball-Reference.com

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